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Wayne Roderick Seaside Daisy
Erigeron glaucus 'Wayne Roderick'
Height: 12 inches
Spread: 12 inches
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Hardiness Zone: 6a
Other Names: Beach Fleabane
Description:
A beautiful variety perfect for coastal plantings because of its tolerance to salt spray; large lavender pink flowers with sunny yellow centers emerge in spring and cover the plant; perfect for the garden or edging
Ornamental Features
Wayne Roderick Seaside Daisy has masses of beautiful lavender daisy flowers with blue overtones and yellow eyes at the ends of the stems from early spring to mid fall, which are most effective when planted in groupings. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its narrow leaves remain grayish green in color throughout the year.
Landscape Attributes
Wayne Roderick Seaside Daisy is an herbaceous evergreen perennial with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.
This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It is a good choice for attracting bees and butterflies to your yard, but is not particularly attractive to deer who tend to leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Wayne Roderick Seaside Daisy is recommended for the following landscape applications;
- Mass Planting
- Rock/Alpine Gardens
- Border Edging
- General Garden Use
- Naturalizing And Woodland Gardens
Planting & Growing
Wayne Roderick Seaside Daisy will grow to be about 10 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 12 inches. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an evegreen perennial, this plant will typically keep its form and foliage year-round.
This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist growing conditions, but will not tolerate any standing water. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, and thus makes an ideal choice for a low-water garden or xeriscape application. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in poor soils, and is able to handle environmental salt. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selection of a native North American species. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.
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